User`s guide

82 VEREX Director V4.73 User's Guide 21-0381E v4.7.3
Antipassback (APB): A feature that blocks individual
cards from being used to:
+ Re-enter the same area, or;
+ Re-enter the facility from 'outside', and/or;
+ (Optional): Enter other areas;
…Unless
they are recorded as exiting first--i.e., each
person must use their card/token at every reader they
encounter (that is set to "Detect Antipassback"). Tip:
This helps to protect against unauthorized card usage.
Enabling the Antipassback Feature
: To enable
antipassback tracking for specific areas and doors,
refer to the "Antipassback" selections under "Areas and
Related Settings", and the "Detect Antipassback"
selection under "Reader 1 & 2 Settings for a Door".
Antipassback Reset
From time-to-time, a person may be unable to
enter a door due to an ant ipassback vio lation
(such as if th ey entered or e xited when th e
system unlocked a door for someone else).
This can b e corrected by resettin g th e
antipassback status for the specific user, or all
users, as desired.
Reset APB Status by Area: You can also reset user
antipassback status on an area-by-area basis. For
details, refer to "Checking Status or Controlling Items
by Area" (in a following section).
Resetting Antipassback Status
Initiate a connection with the panel(s), and
access the "System" Control & Status topic as
described previously/above.
Multi-Panel Systems: Select the desired panel at the
bottom of the form (if not shown/selected in the 'tree').
If the status screen is blank or inactive (or if you'd like
more information), refer to "Accessing the Control and
Status Topics for a Panel" (under "Checking Status &
Controlling Items", previous).
Then, click [Anti-Passback Reset] . In the
next screen, select an ind ividual user, o r "All
Users", and the panel(s) to be affected b y the
reset (i.e., t he ones as sociated with the
specific areas and doors).
When finishe d, click OK, a nd respond to any
additional messages that appear.
Resetting Users' Antipassback Status